All membership dues must be paid and membership approved by the CLUB Members at the CLUB meetings prior to fishing the tournament.

Annual dues are $20.00 and the tournament entry fee is $35.00 from Wednesday (meeting night) 7:30pm till Thursday night at 12:00am. Anyone not attending the meeting but wishing to pre-fish will pay the entry fee of $40.00. Only members who pay prior to the Thursday night deadline may pre-fish the tournament. The breakdown on the funds collected is $5.00 goes toward the Big Bass Pot for that tournament, $5.00 goes towards the championship and $5,00 to the bass caught over 6lbs. Members who miss a tournament will have to make up the $5.00 fee for the tournaments missed. After the third tournament where the over 6lbs bass is not caught, paid members will be excluded from winning the pot. After the 3rd tournament new individuals will not have to pay the $5.00 for over 6lbs, unless a new pot is started). The $5.00 collected from members who do not make the meeting will towards the championship. The top finisher (AOY) for the previous season and the club member responsible for the spread sheets/web page will have their tournament fee covered and only pay for the big bass pots ($15.00).

All State and Federal Laws and Texas Parks and Wildlife Regulations shall apply at all times.

First time offenders, for a given year, will receive a verbal warning.

Second time offenders will be disqualified from the tournament where the second offense occurred.

A person may fish a tournament,as a guest, 1 (One) time only. Then they must join the Club to fish with the Club again. If a Guest places in the tournament $20 will be deduced from your winnings and you will automatically become a member of the CLUB.

Only Largemouth, Smallmouth and Kentucky Bass will be weighed in at the CLUB tournaments. ***The rules for the lake fished will determine the size of the bass allowed at the weigh-in for a scorable bass (ie. spotted bass no size limit).***

All bass must be caught on artificial bait, no live/dead bait can be used. You must fish by casting. No trolling allowed.

A Member or Guest must weight his/her bass only. You cannot weight a bass caught by someone else as your own. If you are caught doing so, you and the person that gave you the bass, will be disqualified from the tournament and possibly face being expelled from the CLUB.

All bass will be in a live well at all times. No bass that has been on ice will be weighted. All bass brought to the weight-In must be in a water holding container.

Strings will consist of a 3 Bass limit.

The mouth of the bass, when measured, must be closed and touching the end of the CLUBs "CHECK IT STICK" and must match the Texas Parks and Wildlife Regulations for the lake the tournament is being fished on.

Any Member or Guest can win only one place per tournament. Any place, not paid out, will be retained for the Classic Tournament Fund for that year.

Dead Bass will be weighted, but a 1/2 lb. (Haft Pound) deduction will be made from the weight of the dead bass. No bass will be weighted unless gills are red or pink.

Tournament times will begin/end at the specified time voted on at the club meeting, unless the Tournament Director deems it necessary to change the times for any given tournament. Members and Guest must be in the weight-in line by the end time of the tournament or face disqualification from the tournament.

Tournament Director will hold an open discussion on each lake, written-in, at the monthly meeting. The lakes will then be voted on to select the lake for the following Sunday's tournament. Lakes must be within 150 miles from where the meetings are held; Spring Creek BBQ, Lake Worth, Tx. The only lake fished back to back will be Squaw Creek in the months of January and February. All other lakes can only be selected one time except for the championship lake(s) selected for November. Only selected Members who prepay for the tournament at the meeting will be the only ones to vote in a lake.

***When the lake is designated for the monthly tournament at the Wednesday meeting, only individuals who have paid on the night of the meeting or prior to Thursday night at mid-night for the tournament may pre-fish. The lake will be off limits to those who do not pre-pay. Participants who have not pre-paid must pay $40.00 prior to the start of the tournament. The Treasurer or his designee will be available a half-hour before the start of the tournament to collect fees. Participants who do not pay at the start of the tournament will not be allowed to weigh-in. ***

All fishing must be done while in the boat. If you leave your boat for any reason, you must have lines and pole down. If you exit your boat, you cannot continue fishing until you are back in your boat.

Any Member or Guest leaving the tournament, before the weight-in, must notify the Tournament Director or a fellow Member and, if not done in advance, pay the tournament fee.

We urge everyone to use safety during tournaments. With that being said, it is strongly suggested you wear your life jacket while the big motor is running. Trophy Bass Club is not responsible for any accidents or injuries sustained during a tournament.

Any protest must be given, in writing, to the Tournament Director at least 15 minutes prior to the announcing of the tournaments results.

To be eligible for the year end championship a member in good standing must fish 7 (seven) tournaments to qualify.